@blinky465 on those minis I used abaddon black (a citadel base colour) for the tar and rhinox hide (another citadel base colour) for the base rims. Everything else was a citadel contrast paint. Those five models (roughly 32mm human sized) took between three to four hours, split over about four painting sessions.

@danlee – I can see what looks like Speed Paint/Contrast doing a lot of work but then every now and again there’s an area that looks super opaque. Are you mixing techniques? How long does a mini (of the type you’ve posted) typically take? I’m trying to find ways of speeding up my painting but whether I go speed paint over zenith (my favoured…[Read more]

@grantinvanman – I love this!
Hobby? Nah. You’re not getting any.
Pledge? Nah.
Choose an artist? Nah.
Music? Guess what…. nah.
See you all in five days.

You’re like a cat amongst a pack of dogs!

There’s nothing in the world that could make camping fun for me. Or rather I doubt there is.
I’d need a bit more comfort and shelter than a tent.

All this based on the times we as kids had to go camping with family who owned a caravan. That’s just about survivable for kids, because back then there were no fancy computers either (and it was when…[Read more]

Pledge: I’m going motorcycle tripping this next week, no hobby. Five days in Banff area. No hotels, all camping.

Art: way too many to choose from! Early days it would be the D&D artists; then it was the first Warhammer artists; today I still like the era of Rogue Trader through perhaps 3rd edition 40k as my inspiration.

No music today.